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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 3686:
- Politics On The Decline (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Sep 15, 2004)
The politics in India is falling to lower and lower nadir. The blame, of course, has to be shared both by the government and the Opposition.
- Inflation Remains A Problem (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 14, 2004)
Despite feeble regulatory steps, rising inflation remains the number one worry of the UPA government.
- Cost Management Can Be More Professional (Business Line, SANKAR RAY, Sep 09, 2004)
A FEW months back, the chief technical examiner (CTE), Central Vigilance Commission, issued an office memorandum to all chief vigilance officers of public sector units (PSUs) and statutory bodies under the
- An Inld Misadventure In Haryana (Tribune, Shyam Chand, Sep 08, 2004)
THE Haryana Government’s decision to amend the Punjab Agricultural Produce Marketing Act, 1961, to allow contractors to enter the market for the purchase of agricultural produce is a retrogressive step which will throw farmers again in the money-lender’s
- Art Of Alliance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2004)
Few would dispute Atal Bihari Vajpayee's adroit navigation of the multi-party coalition spearheaded by the Bharatiya Janata Party over six years in office
- Pulling Off The Shuffle (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 07, 2004)
The latest comic strip that tells us what the present priorities of the BJP/NDA are, is really quite funny… Atalji taking step after painfully slow step followed by all his sycophantic band of fawning attendants doing the BJP shuffle, looking for a
- Quiet Assertion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2004)
After 100 days of governance, the PM has signalled that he is a leader with a vision
- Congress, Trinamool Moving Closer? (Hindu, MALABIKA BHATTACHARYA, Sep 05, 2004)
A section of the Congress appears keen on forging links with the party's one-time election ally, Mamata Banerjee, according to reports reaching here.
- A Good Beginning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's UPA government has set in motion a commendable process by initiating consultations with the Opposition on next week's India-Pakistan talks.
- The First 100 Days (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 04, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh Government has completed its first 100 days in office, and the conventional question to ask it: how has it fared? The first issue, of course, is whether the first 100 days is enough to provide one
- Positive Step (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 04, 2004)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to introduce a fresh legislation for setting up a National Tax Tribunal (NTT) is a positive step which will help to accelerate settlement of disputes on complicated tax matters.
- Govt's 100 Days In Office — More Promises Than Performance (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 02, 2004)
The other day, my son's friend, a Plus-2 student, was lamenting over the fall of the Indian rupee. "The BJP government had taken it all the way up to Rs 43.5 vis-à-vis the dollar and there were indications it would up to Rs 40.
- When Parliament Is Paralysed (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 02, 2004)
IT is a small mercy that in the deepening darkness caused by the almost total paralysis of Parliament because of highly inflamed but wholly meaningless confrontation between the government and the BJP-led Opposition some minor shafts of light have begun
- The Centre Must Hold (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 01, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh Government should not allow itself to be swept off its feet by the frivolous public discourse.
- New Foreign Trade Policy — Going For The Big League (Business Line, Geethanjali Nataraj, Sep 01, 2004)
In a clear signal that economic reforms are back on track, the thrust of the New Foreign Trade Policy is on export promotion, moving away from quantitative restrictions and improving competitiveness of industry to meet global market requirements.
- What's New In Trade Policy? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2004)
The context in which the new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) has been presented seems as important as the policy itself. It replaces the five-year Export Import Policy (2002-07), the most
- Budget, Service Tax And All That (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 30, 2004)
Even as the new Government completed its first 100 days in office, the abrupt end to the Budget session with the Opposition not finding enough `political space' to play its legitimate role...
- Unproductive Confrontations (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 30, 2004)
Politics in India is on the simmer again but not over substantive issues of governance. The polity is getting unnecessarily confrontational, with no one sure of how the system would get out of this unproductive face-off
- Opposition And Parliament (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2004)
Parliamentary misconduct has become so routine that it might appear a waste of effort even to discuss the whys and wherefores of it.
- The Imperatives Of Right Governance (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 28, 2004)
Newspapers have been full of reports about the fleeting episode in the Prime Minister's office in Parliament on Wednesday, the central allegation being that Dr Manmohan Singh behaved "uncivilly" with an NDA
- A Baffling Performance (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 28, 2004)
When the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, agreed on Thursday to go out and bat against the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, he instantly validated
- Who Should Regret? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 27, 2004)
It is the NDA which owes an apology to the nation for its conduct in Parliament
- Who Should Regret? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 27, 2004)
It is the NDA which owes an apology to the nation for its conduct in Parliament
- Dereliction Of Duty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 27, 2004)
THE slogan "no taxation without legislation" raised during the American war of Independence has eternal validity. One was reminded of it when the Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill for 2004-05 without any debate on Thursday.
- Not Sing Along (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 27, 2004)
The opposition exists because there is a parliament. Yet it appears that the opposition does not believe in the parliament. Proceedings in the Lok Sabha have been at a standstill in the current session because the opposition parties
- A Bill Of Contention (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 27, 2004)
There has clearly been a bit of political grandstanding both by the Opposition, under the National Democratic Alliance umbrella, and the Government over the memorandum of changes to the Finance Bill, sought by the NDA.
- Improving Standards Of Governance (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Aug 27, 2004)
THE Central Government is considering a proposal to select aspiring IAS and allied services candidates after the 12th standard with a view to catching them young for a career in the civil service.
- Candles Of Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2004)
Despite the cynicism of some people, the annual candlelight border vigil ceremony organised by the Jalandhar-based Hind-Pak Dosti Manch since 1996 on the
- Salutary Safeguards (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 16, 2004)
Committees galore in India have made heaps of recommendations on corporate governance, with special focus on tightening up the watchdog functions of the Board of Directors.
- Nda’S Shadow Cabinet (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2004)
THE BJP is trying its best to remain in the spotlight by throwing up certain ideas. One of them mooted at the first meeting of the new office-bearers on Friday was that the BJP would go in for a shadow Cabinet to ensure that the parliamentary party ...
- Pro And Active (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 14, 2004)
Mohammed Fazal is far from dumb. In fact, Maharashtra’s governor has shot his mouth off on matters ranging from police transfers to mahurats at Raj Bhavan
- Mounting Tax Arrears (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2004)
To recover tax arrears, estimated at a staggering Rs 87,000 crore, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has set up two task forces.
- Wisdom Of The Hind (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2004)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee must be discovering India in a way that Jawaharlal Nehru never did. Allies who sung paens to his leadership at the helm of a successful coalition, and had few problems with the BJP’s ideology
- Allotment Of Ministerial Bungalows (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2004)
GETTING ministerial bungalows vacated in Delhi is quite a tricky job for the government.
- Freedom From Want (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2004)
Such is the ordinariness of the 58th year in the life of a nation that it will rarely be treated as more than a fleeting calendar event.
- No Handholding In Public (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Aug 12, 2004)
A subtle change in India’s relations with Israel is likely to take place in the new dispensation
- Bridge Too Far (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2004)
This is one bridge-built over the Yamuna and linking Allahabad with Naini on National Highway No 27-the Samajwadi Party has burnt with the Congress.
- Bush’S Pet Goat And Decision-Making (Deccan Herald, P. R. Chari , Aug 12, 2004)
National security issues cannot be endlessly debated, but a collective decision is better than an individual one
- Situation Same (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
Natwar Singh’s faux pas on Iraq was rather unfortunate
- Uncertainty About Indo-Israeli Ties (Deccan Herald, P R KUMARASWAMY, Aug 11, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh government can be expected to tone down the pro-Israeli posture pursued by the NDA government
- Tasks Before New Coalition Govt (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Aug 11, 2004)
The basic challenges before the new government at the Centre could be grouped under five major streams of policy and action to benefit all states and all categories of people, like farmers, women, children and the impoverished.
- Loss Of Interest (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 11, 2004)
THE decision to slash the EPF interest rate to 8.5 per cent for 2004-05 will hurt some three crore employees. With inflation ruling at 7.5 per cent, their anguish is understandable.
- Welcome Resolution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 06, 2004)
It takes two to tango, and as much is evident from the National Democratic Alliance's mercifully short-lived decision to boycott parliamentary committees.
- Moderate Image (Business Line, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 06, 2004)
The BJP seems to have given up Hindutva for narrow electoral gains
- End Of The Deadlock (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2004)
Good sense has at last prevailed and the National Democratic Alliance has withdrawn its decision not to participate in parliamentary committees.
- Choice Before Bjp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2004)
IT is the eternal problem of the Bharatiya Janata Party – whether it should opt for Hindutva or not. The recent ‘chintan baithak’ of senior leaders of the party in Goa too failed to end this dilemma.
- Nda's Boycott `Tamasha' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 31, 2004)
There is little doubt that by boycotting all parliamentary committees (including the all-important standing committees), the Opposition will only be rendering itself enfeebled in the the job of keeping the UPA Government on its toes.
- Detoxify Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 30, 2004)
President A P J Abdul Kalam’s suggestion regarding the setting up of a standing council for school text books merits serious consideration.
- Pw: Government Shedding Its Soft Approach? (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jul 30, 2004)
The issue is not whether the Bahujan Samaj Party will get any seats at all. The question is whom will it hurt more.
- Role Abandonment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 29, 2004)
NDA boycott of parliamentary committees is an extension of its ongoing campaign
- Disruptive Opposition (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 29, 2004)
The National Democratic Alliance's decision to boycott all parliamentary committees marks a new low, even measured by the rather lax standards of legislative decorum in India.
- Why Derail Lalu's Godhra Probe? (Hindustan Times, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 28, 2004)
Trust the Bihar strongman and Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, to know how to rattle the BJP and its allies.
- A Taxing Prescription (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 27, 2004)
THE REPORT OF the Task Force headed by Dr Vijay Kelkar, Advisor to the Finance Minister, on the implementation of Fiscal Responsibility and Budgetary Management (FRBM) Act.....
- Left Provides Life Support To Manmohan (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jul 25, 2004)
D. Raja, National Secretary of the Communist Party of India perhaps knew that he was a cut above the rest in his student days when he earned the distinction of being the first graduate in his village, Chiththoor in Tamil Nadu.
- The Colour Of Investment (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 24, 2004)
The ruckus over the proposed enhancement of the foreign direct investment limit in telecommunications, civil aviation and insurance has muddied UPA relations to such an extent that an important member of the
- Why Is Pranab Asking For More? (Deccan Herald, P. R. Chari , Jul 23, 2004)
India is the world’s third largest military spender, and most of the arms it buys may be useless in any scenario
- Show Him The Door (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 22, 2004)
Law is finally catching up with Union Coal Minister Shibu Soren. Reports suggest that a police team from Jharkhand is already on his trail. The UPA government is at the receiving end for retaining him as a minister when an arrest warrant is pending ...
- Making `Delivery Mechanism' Deliver (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Jul 19, 2004)
Post Budget, there is much talk of `delivery mechanism' being the key to make a difference for Rural India. Delivery mechanism is the channel through which government spending on social priorities flows — ministries, departments and district officials.
- Reformed Regime-I A Ploy To Deprive The Poor (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Jul 19, 2004)
According to the media, corporate world, and private institutional finance houses, everything was fine in India because the balance of payment was in surplus, the growth rate was high, the foreign
- Farmer Can’T Wait (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 18, 2004)
The faltering monsoon poses a tough challenge for the government given how rhetoric drips with “concern” for the poor farmer. What poor farmers need when rainfall is inadequate, or worse, when there is drought, is quick delivery of assistance.
- Let Truth Prevail (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 18, 2004)
The Opposition has been stalling Parliament for several days, objecting to a probe of the Godhra train carnage which triggered an anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat, taking thousands of innocent lives.
- Reality Bites (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2004)
As a Finance Minister concerned with projecting his Budget as investor-friendly, Mr P Chidambaram did the right thing by announcing hikes in FDI caps in telecom, civil aviation and insurance.
- Budget 2004 — Wait For The Next (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Jul 17, 2004)
The contents and approach of Budget 2004 are a far cry from the unique model of economic reform that Manmohan Singh said the UPA would offer to the world.
- Budget 2004-05 — Ploughing A Difficult Furrow (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jul 17, 2004)
The Budget, despite its limitations, has been welcomed for the primacy it gives for equity while industry also gives credit to Mr P. Chidambaram for what he could do in the circumstances.
- Reality Bites (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 17, 2004)
As a Finance Minister concerned with projecting his Budget as investor-friendly, Mr P Chidambaram did the right thing by announcing hikes in FDI caps in telecom, civil aviation and insurance.
- Incendiary Act (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 16, 2004)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's as yet fledgling tenure has been spotted by several grave incidents of violence and dacoities on trains. But, evidently, his mind is elsewhere
- The Policy-Execution Disconnect (Hindu, N. Vittal, Jun 26, 2004)
While every government tries to follow policies which, in its view, are good for itself and society, when it comes to execution there is a disconnect.
- Punjab Finances In Disarray (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Jun 25, 2004)
Punjab continues to be an enigma. It knows what is wrong with its body politic and economy and is aware of its stalled industrial and agricultural production and productivity.
- Pm’S Concern (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 25, 2004)
All parties are equally guilty of undermining the dignity of Parliament
- Much At Stake In July (Deccan Herald, SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, Jun 25, 2004)
July is a critical month for India as well as the rest of the world — it will decide the course of global trade talks
- Nuclear Hotline (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 22, 2004)
A positive step towards strengthening Indo-Pak nuclear diplomacy
- Globalisation Gets A Riposte In India (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Jun 22, 2004)
Political analysts have been attempting to delve deeper into the outcome of Elections-2004 that led to the downfall of the BJP-led NDA Government and the emergence of a stronger countervailing (secular) force
- Eroding Credibility (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2004)
United States President George W. Bush faces a credibility crisis with the gap between the reality and his projections of it widening.
- Poor And Fat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2004)
Various government agencies report that poor Americans are more likely to be fat than the non-poor. Threadbare analysis has spotted the villain. Commercial establishments call it fast food, but food analysts say it is junk.
- Common Minimum Programme — At Cross Purposes With Frbm? (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jun 19, 2004)
While the Government will have to reckon with monumental increase in liabilities on account of the plethora of additional commitments under the Common Minimum Programme, there appears to be little scope for effecting savings in subsidies, interest ...
- Reduce Nuclear Risk With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 19, 2004)
The Nuclear weapons in the hands of India and Pakistan have made the region a much more dangerous place is in the nature of an axiom that only advocates of the discredited doctrine of deterrence will bother to contest.
- Movement In Doha Round (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 19, 2004)
A measure of scepticism may be warranted about yet another claim of a breakthrough in the deadlocked Doha round of the World Trade Organisation.
- Tiebreaker In A Treaty Tussle (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jun 19, 2004)
Discusses a case on interpretation of the tax treaty with Malaysia.
- Stability Can Be Dicey (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jun 18, 2004)
The sensex doesn’t seem to have been able to shed its nervousness which followed the Vajpayee government’s defeat. There is apparently still a lingering nostalgia for the pro-business inclinations of the NDA government as opposed to the populist and ...
- The Track To Success (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jun 18, 2004)
Given the complexities of the India-Pakistan relationship, back-channel diplomacy needs to be employed on a sustained basis.
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